Abstract Changes in iron supply to oceanic plankton are thought to have a significant effect
on concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide by altering rates of carbon sequestration, a …

Background Inhalation of capsaicin, the extract of hot chili peppers, induces coughing in both
animals and human subjects through activation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (…

Although ibuprofen [2-(4-isobutylphenyl)-propionic acid] is one of the most widely consumed
drugs in the world, little is known regarding its degradation by environmental bacteria. …

Medical treatments and personal hygiene lead to the steady release of pharmaceutical and
personal care products (PPCPs) into the environment. Some of these PPCPs have been …

Sphingomonas Ibu-2 has the unusual ability to cleave the acid side chain from the
pharmaceutical ibuprofen and related arylacetic acid derivatives to yield corresponding catechols …

A bacterium was isolated from activated sewage sludge that has the ability to use ibuprofen
as its sole carbon and energy source. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene …

Dehalococcoides mccartyi strains harboring vinyl chloride (VC) reductive dehalogenase (RDase)
genes are keystone bacteria for VC detoxification in groundwater aquifers, and …

Several series of heterocyclic carboxylic esters were found to be active in the benzodiazepine
receptor binding assay, a typical example being ethyl 7-ethyl-5-methoxyimidazo [l, 2-o] …

The genomes of Asgard Archaea, a novel archaeal proposed superphylum, share an enriched
repertoire of eukaryotic signature genes and thus promise to provide insights into early …

Objective: Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) are important in the initiation and propagation
of action potentials in afferent sensory nerve fibers responsible for evoking cough. This …